Robert Shaw

OTHER NEWS TO NOTE - DEATHS

January 26, 1999

Shaw, who as leader of the Robert Shaw Chorale and the Atlanta Symphony and Chorus raised the art of choral conducting to new heights, died Monday in New Haven, Conn., of a stroke. He was 82. Shaw first gained fame as conductor of the Robert Shaw Chorale, which he founded in 1949. He also held posts at the San Diego Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra. He was a 1991 recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, the highest U.S. honor for artists. In 1997, France awarded him its Officier des Artes et des Lettres medal.

THOMAS CLIFTON MANN

Mann, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and El Salvador, died Saturday in Austin, Texas. He was 87. Mann was appointed U.S. ambassador to El Salvador by President Eisenhower and served from 1955-57. He later held several sub-Cabinet-level posts. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed Mann the U.S. ambassador to Mexico. He served until 1964, when President Johnson named him assistant secretary for inter-American affairs. In 1965, Mann was appointed undersecretary of state for economic affairs.

REV. JOHN OSTEEN

Osteen, founder of one of the city's largest and most diverse churches and a popular television pastor, died of a heart attack Saturday in Houston. He was 77. Osteen headed Lakewood Church, a congregation that boasts 15,000 members in a contemporary church building with 8,200 seats. Osteen's television programs are seen in 100 countries.